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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7832

30 October 2000
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS /
Climate of enlargement negotiations risks deteriorating as prospects for their conclusion move away, and a lassitude seems to be gaining footing on both sides - Some ideas for an improvement based on reality and not demagogy

From time to time someone dares say the truth. Take heed: this enlargement affair could turn sour. The soothing statements that follow each bilateral meeting between the Heads of EU countries and those of candidate countries do not change the situation in anyway. On the contrary, they add additional elements of confusion and difficulties. It s not serious that after each of these meetings, the participants multiply their phrases to this effect and the unrealistic timetables, while those who...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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